Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House, said on NBC’s Meet the Press that with the economy being the top priority in this election, Romney was the candidate best suited to fix the country’s fiscal problems.

“Mitt Romney is the only candidate in the race who’s put forward a bold pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future,” Cantor said. “America has a critical leadership role [globally] and we have to fix our ailing economy and Mitt Romney’s plan does that.”

Cantor’s endorsement comes just two days before voters in his home state of Virginia head to the polls on Super Tuesday.